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FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY NONPROFIT ORG. 412 South Cherry Street U.S. POSTAGE Richmond, Virginia 23220 PAID PERMIT NO. 671 23232 A Gateway Into History WWW.HOLLYWOODCEMETERY.ORG FALL 2015 • VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2 Transformitive Projects 2015 Signature Initiatives at Hollywood Cemetery number of signature projects will mark 2015 as a banner year for Hollywood Cemetery Aand Friends of Hollywood. These include the dedication of a completely restored Palmer fence, the undertaking of an historic genealogy/digitization project, and groundbreaking for a first scenic overlook beside the James River. Palmer Fence Restoration of the Palmer Fence in Presidents Circle was one of the first and most ambitious projects identified by Friends in 2009. The fence dates to Members of the Board of the Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Foundation (left to right): John O’Grady, Hilary Smith, Rita Smith, and Fred Carleton the mid 19th Century and is named for the family plot that it surrounds. Created in the rinceau style (from the French meaning “foliage”), it is one of the most ornate cast iron fences in Richmond. For years, the fence suffered from weather, tree damage, and because of its proximity to Presidents Circle roadways, encounters with vehicles of every size. Presidents Circle has been closed to vehicles for several decades. (continued on page 2) Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Wilfred E. ALS Walking President Toney Donors Cutshaw Tour Monroe’s and “Birdcage” Jarrell Fall Colors at Hollywood (Courtesy of Kriss Wilson) (continued from page 1) Miss Sally Adamson Taylor Mr. Stretton L. Gramlich Mrs. Mary S. Taylor Gifts Kind Signature Projects The Hermitage at Cedarfield Mrs. Martha Anne Greggs Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. F. Carlyle Tiller Mrs. Beverley H. Guy Mr. and Mrs. Seldon T. Tompkins Mr. Peter E. Broadbent, Jr. Work has been underway in fits and starts for several information is generally accurate, numerous data Dr. and Mrs. C. Kent Titus Mr. and Mrs. Les Harcum Mr. and Mrs. William R. Trigg, II Mr. E. L. Butterworth years. Pieces of the original fence were used to omissions have been identified (e.g., Date of Birth Mrs. Zach Toms, Jr. Mrs. Anne H. Hardage Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turnbull Delta Upsilon Chapter of Phi Kappa Mr. and Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, III Mrs. Pamela Hawkins Mr. B. Walton Turnbull Sigma Fraternity at VCU create molds from which cast iron impressions were or Death, exact location, etc.). The most reliable Mr. and Mrs. Hubert P. Van Horn Ms. Jean Haynes Mr. Halcott Mebane Turner Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Waddell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Howe, Jr. Mrs. Lynne C. Valentine made. Iron casting has been an abandoned skill Ms. Connie Hilker, Hartwood Roses sources for this missing information are grave Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wallace, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Huberman Mrs. Fontaine J. Velz The Hollywood Cemetery Company and metalworking technique for over a hundred markers and monuments. A pilot project to begin Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen, III IBM Corporation Ms. Sandra E. Waller Lambda Chi Chapter of Pi Kappa Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Wegner Ms. Rhonda Jeter Mrs. John Ware Alpha Fraternity at VCU years. About two hundred and twelve linear feet of capturing this information by digital photography Mrs. Patricia R. Weier Mrs. Julia E. Kelly Mr. Randall L. Welch Mr. Bob Olsen new fence had to be crafted, including an extremely was performed in 2013 using volunteers. A single Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wester Mr. Craig Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. James R. Wickham Segway of Richmond Mr. Ralph C. White, Jr. Mrs. Judith W. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams, Jr. Dr. Ryan Smith, PhD challenging curved corner section. Fortunately, the section of the cemetery containing a small number Mrs. Jacqueline C. Whitmore Mrs. Tanya H. King Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Williamson Star Brite Enterprises, Inc. original gate and gate posts have survived and been Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Wilbanks Dr. Barbara T. Lester Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G. Wilson The Triangle Fraternity at VCU of markers and monuments was selected. Digital Mr. and Mrs. Carrington C. Wilkerson Mrs. Sheri E. Light Mrs. Mildred Newman Wysong Valentine Richmond History Center reinstalled in their original place. Dr. and Mrs. William C. Williams, III Mr. Mathew W. Lively images were then uploaded on the cemetery’s web Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Wong Ms. Teresa Luckert site where data could be compared to paper records Mrs. Mary Denny Wray Ms. Amanda T. Macaulay Corporations, Gifts In Honor The newly restored Palmer Fence was dedicated in a Ms. Betty B. Young Mr. and Mrs. John L. Martin Foundations and and necessary corrections made. Mr. Richard B. Zorn Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Massey In honor of Mr. Joseph R. Herbert ceremony of appreciation held on Friday, November Mr. George G. McDearmon, Jr. Organizations from Ms. Jean Haynes Contributors (Up to $99) Mr. and Mrs. James P. McElligott, Jr. 6. In attendance were representatives of the Anne The enormity of the task of digitally photographing Mrs. Pricilla Medford Anne Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Carter and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Foundation, Anonymous (8) Mrs. Louise R. Moore Foundation Gifts In Memory just a limited number of markers and monuments Mr. Max R. Adam Mrs. Harriet P. Murphey Anne W. Taylor Trust generous sponsors of the project, the Friends Board, convinced Friends that a well developed project Col and Mrs. Scott D. Aiken Mrs. Helen Turner Murphy Bank of America Matching Gifts Program In memory of Dr. Caroline A. Riely and Hollywood Cemetery Board of Directors. The Mrs. Jeanne N. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I. Myers, Jr. BCWH/Van Yahres Studio from Mrs. Leslie B. Alexander would be required. Through a generous challenge Ms. Mary Ann Ashcraft Mr. William A. Nash, II Boxwood Garden Club Foundation was established in 1995 in memory of grant from The Cabell Foundation, a digitization Mr. William B. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Neill Dominion Foundation In memory of Mr. John Barry Leonard Ms. Jackie Bendrick Colonel Davis Eugene Norman Herndon Foundation from Mrs. John B. Leonard Mr. Robins and in honor Anne Carter Robins by project is now fully underway. Web Cemeteries, Inc. Ms. Maria Benson Mr. Charles H. Norris Hollywood Cemetery Company their daughters, Anne Carter Mallory and M. Bruce Mr. and Mrs. George Blow Mr. Frank C. Norvell, Jr. Emily S. & Coleman A. Hunter Charitable In memory of Mr. David Lester based in Virginville, Pennsylvania spent two weeks Mr. Brad Bovenzi Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Parker Trust Robins. from Dr. Barbara T. Lester in the cemetery earlier this fall. Mrs. Patricia B. Branch Mr. Charles Peachee, Jr. IBM Corporation Mrs. Archer C. Burke Mrs. Parke D. Pendleton James River Garden Club In memory of Mrs. Margaret Seward Mrs. Anne Call Mrs. Patsy K. Pettus Norfolk County Grays Camp 1549 from Teresa Luckert Genealogy/Digitization Thirty-one thousand marker and monument images Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Barton Mrs. Margaret H. Poole Peachtree House Foundation Campbell Mrs. Gwynn C. Prideaux Ratcliffe Foundation In memory of Mr. Calvin Satterfield, IV were created and uploaded directly onto Hollywood’s Mrs. Francis F. Carr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Ramos, Jr. Rencourt Foundation, Inc. from Mrs. Mary Minor S. Taylor Not unlike many organizations over the decades, Mrs. Beverly B. Chinnis Dr. and Mrs. Gaylord W. Ray Richmond Discoveries, Inc. records database. As the project progresses, a visitor Ms. Rosemary Cotton Dr. and Mrs. P. Larus Reed, III Spider Management Co., LLC In memory of Mr. W. Scott Street, III Hollywood Cemetery has maintained information can open Hollywood’s web site on a personal devise Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. William Reid St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church from Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mrs. Jeannine Hurford Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Samuels Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Young, Jr. about individuals and families interred in the or home computer, locate a gravesite, extract basic Mrs. Edward Jenkins Davenport Mrs. Calvin Satterfield, III Suntrust Foundation Matching Gifts Cemetery using paper records. While the Mrs. Claiborne Moore Dickinson Mr. Donald K. Schmidt Program individual information, view an image Mr. and Mrs. Elmer K. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Schutt Susan Bailey& Sidney Buford Scott Matching Gifts of the marker or monument, and in Miss Virginia C. Ellett Colonel and Mrs. Stuart M. Seaton Endownment Trust Ms. Winston Evans Mr. Howard W. Shields The Hermitage at Cedarfield Bank of America many instances, read an obituary or Ms. Dawn C. Fiske Mr. Ryan K. Smith, PhD Valentine Richmond History Center Sarah Sinsabaugh other document of record. Once in the Mr. Robert J. FlackeMr. Merritt W. Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Spain, Jr. Van Yahres Tree Company Foster, III Mrs. Marlyn D. Spitalny Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Dominion Foundation Matching cemetery, the visitor can be guided to Mrs. Marjorie N. Fowlkes Mrs. Cameron B. Srpan Gifts Program Mr. Richard H. Fox Susan Bailey& Sidney Buford Scott George Flowers a destination by GPS. Mrs. Patricia M. Given Endownment Trust IBM Corporation Kenneth D. Cobb III Hollywood is believed to be in the The 1847 Society Suntrust Matching Gifts Program vanguard of historic sites utilizing Leaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery William J. Longan technology in this manner. Annual Giving Levels Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ (continued on page 3) Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 All contributions Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 for 2015 will Friends of Hollywood is still seeking Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 donations to meet The Cabell Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 be reported in Foundation $100,000 challenge grant We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoing to complete the digitization project.